“I love you,” I said, feeling like I couldn’t go another second without saying it. “I love you, too,” she said, and something about hearing her say those words made me weak. I kissed her mouth, a small kiss that would’ve been appropriate all the times we attempted to pull that off, but I quickly pulled back. Because I needed to hear her utter those words one more time. “Say it again, Mariano.” “I love you,” she said, her face glowing in complete happiness that I fucking adored. “Again,” I said, lowering my mouth, and I knew what she was going to say before she even said it. “You’re not the
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